> Aspiring writers aspire to make a living off their work. Aspiring writers can aspire for fame, an audience, enthusiastic reviews, a platform, or loyal fans.

> Aspiring writers aspire to make a living off their work. Aspiring writers can aspire for fame, an audience, enthusiastic reviews, a platform, or loyal fans. Do those necessarily put food on the table? No, but many people happily write, perform, paint, etc. knowing that it won't pay the bills. The idea that everyone is in it for the money is a blanket statement that I'm not sure is even true for most creatives. You can make a separate claim about whether artists should be able to financially support so that they can make art full time, but that's quite a different claim.